Beef production in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Beef production was 1,030 tonnes in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1,030 tonnes
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
172nd
of 198 countries
All-time high
2,012 tonnes
in 1980
All-time low
500 tonnes
in 2007
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Beef production in Trinidad and Tobago, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 1,030 tonnes for beef production in 2024.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef production in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 2,012 tonnes in 1980 and was at its lowest, 500 tonnes, in 2007.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 172nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Beef production in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,388 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 1,344 tonnes | -3.2% |
| 1963 | 1,313 tonnes | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 1,281 tonnes | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 1,340 tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1966 | 1,687 tonnes | +25.9% |
| 1967 | 1,603 tonnes | -5.0% |
| 1968 | 1,388 tonnes | -13.4% |
| 1969 | 1,465 tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1970 | 1,519 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1971 | 1,593 tonnes | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 1,472 tonnes | -7.6% |
| 1973 | 1,562 tonnes | +6.1% |
| 1974 | 1,468 tonnes | -6.0% |
| 1975 | 1,228 tonnes | -16.3% |
| 1976 | 1,297 tonnes | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 1,312 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 1,437 tonnes | +9.5% |
| 1979 | 1,969 tonnes | +37.0% |
| 1980 | 2,012 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 1,746 tonnes | -13.2% |
| 1982 | 1,648 tonnes | -5.6% |
| 1983 | 1,396 tonnes | -15.3% |
| 1984 | 1,375 tonnes | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 1,236 tonnes | -10.1% |
| 1986 | 1,233 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 1,324 tonnes | +7.4% |
| 1988 | 1,782 tonnes | +34.6% |
| 1989 | 1,499 tonnes | -15.9% |
| 1990 | 1,206 tonnes | -19.5% |
| 1991 | 1,203 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 989 tonnes | -17.8% |
| 1993 | 1,007 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 1,148 tonnes | +14.0% |
| 1995 | 1,175 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 1,210 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 1,069 tonnes | -11.7% |
| 1998 | 913 tonnes | -14.6% |
| 1999 | 982 tonnes | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 810 tonnes | -17.5% |
| 2001 | 823 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 859 tonnes | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 762 tonnes | -11.3% |
| 2004 | 765 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 765 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 600 tonnes | -21.6% |
| 2007 | 500 tonnes | -16.7% |
| 2008 | 700 tonnes | +40.0% |
| 2009 | 1,250 tonnes | +78.6% |
| 2010 | 1,155 tonnes | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 975 tonnes | -15.6% |
| 2012 | 993 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 1,008 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 1,002 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 995.05 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 1,001 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1,011 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1,025 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 1,011 tonnes | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 1,016 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1,010 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 1,016 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 1,020 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 1,030 tonnes | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,423 tonnes | 1,281 tonnes | 1,687 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,486 tonnes | 1,228 tonnes | 1,969 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,525 tonnes | 1,233 tonnes | 2,012 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,090 tonnes | 913 tonnes | 1,210 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 783.4 tonnes | 500 tonnes | 1,250 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,018 tonnes | 975 tonnes | 1,155 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,018 tonnes | 1,010 tonnes | 1,030 tonnes | 5 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0078 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.8% (2024)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beef production in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Beef production in Trinidad and Tobago was 1,030 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest beef production recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 2,012 tonnes in 1980.
- What is the lowest beef production recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 500 tonnes in 2007.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for beef production?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 172nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beef production rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Beef production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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